Sylvilagus Measurements

Basic statistics for three species of Sylvilagus are based on modern and
fossil specimens in the UTEP Biodiversity Collections. Modern samples of S.
nuttallii and S. floridanus are very limited; only Southwestern modern
specimens of S. floridanus are including. From left to right, measurements are
the alveolar length of the dentary toothrow, the depth of the dentary measured at p4,
the degree of crenulation of the anterior wall of the lateral posterior reentrant of
p3, the degree of crenulation of the posterior wall of the lateral posterior reentrant
of p3, the distance from the most posterior enamel of p3 to the most posterior enamel
of the anterior reentrant of p3, the degree of crenulation of the posterior wall of the
lateral reentrant of the post-p3 cheekteeth. See the Sylvilagus account for
codings, etc. Outliers and fossil specimens not clearly indicated as one or another
species have been omitted.